Bed Pic

[KU_Bassmaster.]

Here's a cool pic (or at least I think so) of a nice 4 lbs male bass turning on my bait after I just ran it to it's tail. It did this like 3 or 4 times. It sat there and stared in the direction of my boat and I would run the bait into him. He turned VIOLENTLY and went nose down at it. He would turn so hard his tail would come out of the water which you can kind of make out here. I was trying to get a good pic of that, but this was the only one that turned out. This pic is of the time he actually took my bait.

[aarogb]

Cool picture. 

I was bed fishing on Saturday and when I hit the male in the head he just swam off.

[scrutch]

Cool picture.

I was bed fishing on Saturday and when I hit the male in the head he just swam off.

I had the same trouble on Friday. I hit some right on the nose and they just swam off. Do you just have to tick 'em off in order to get them to strike?

[KU_Bassmaster.]

You have to get them semi comfortable with your bait before you start casting right at their nose or running the bait into them.  If one swims off like a freight train at the sight of your bait and doesn't return for over 30 seconds .... that one is probably uncatchable at that time.

[scrutch]

You have to get them semi comfortable with your bait before you start casting right at their nose or running the bait into them. If one swims off like a freight train at the sight of your bait and doesn't return for over 30 seconds .... that one is probably uncatchable at that time.

I think that was the case for ALL the fish last friday. :-/

[BassThumb]

That's one angry little fish.

[tyrius.]

Bed fishing isn't just about putting your lure in the bed.  Some fish won't bite no matter what you do.  So the first step is determining if a fish is catchable or not.  Second you have to work the fish to get it ready to strike.  Some people throw a lure in without a hook.  Then once you have the fish ready to strike they throw the "catch" lure.

I only fish from shore so don't have much bed fishing experience and I truly suck at it.  I just know enough to know what I don't know.  You know?

[brushhoggin]

ive deduced that if they give a territorial snap at the bait, they're catchable if you keep at em. varying retrieve helps. if they just swim off every time you make your presentation, chances arent lookin good. just my experience.

[L a r r y]

I've just started fishing beds this year.  I take the easy approach to them.  I slow slow slow roll the bait to the bed, and let it sit.  Twitching very very lightly.  It make take some time for them to bite, but eventuall they will get so ticked off they ****** it up and swim off violently, and that is when I set the hook.  I throw black/red speckled craws and senkos wacky rigged.  It has worked well for me

[InLikeFinz]

Very cool. We never see bedding fish @ the mud holes we have around here.  ;D

[GaBassFishing]

Bed Fishing. try throwing past the bed then bring it in slow and let it lay and twitch it. they aren't going to bite cause they are hungry the bite to move it. most of the time they will grab the end, just put a heavier weight on and it will force them to move up on your bait resulting in less misses ;D